Frank Steffel | |
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 Steffel in 2011 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2009–2021 | |
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| Born | (1966-03-02)2 March 1966 (age 59) West Berlin,West Germany |
| Political party | CDU |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Frank Steffel (born 2 March 1966) is a German politician of theChristian Democratic Party (CDU).
Born inWest Berlin, Steffel grew up in Berlin'sFrohnau district.[1]
Steffel has been a member of the CDU and CSU since 1983. He was a member of theState Parliament in Berlin from 1991 to 2009. From 2001 until 2019, he led the CDU inBerlin-Reinickendorf. In theBerlin state elections of 2001 he was the CDU's candidate for the position asGoverning Mayor of Berlin. His election campaign was considered unfortunate.[2] For instance he describedMunich as Germany's "most beautiful city" and as its "secret capital". Although his party suffered enormous losses at the elections under his leadership, Steffel remained chairman of the CDU group in the State Parliament until 2003. Between 2005 and 2006, he chaired the Sub-Committee on Sports.
Steffel first became a member of theBundestag in 2009. In parliament, he served on the Committee on Sports. From 2013 until 2017, he was a member of the Finance Committee, where he served as his parliamentary group'srapporteur onmoney laundering,tax treaties and land transfer taxes. From 2018, he was also a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. In that capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur onUkraine,Southern Africa,Japan and theIberian Peninsula.[3]
In 2019, Steffel announced that he would not stand in the2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
In June 2017, Steffel voted against Germany's introduction ofsame-sex marriage.[5]
Steffel has been married since 1994.[6] The couple has two children[7] and lives in Berlin'sFrohnau district.
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